Rajya Sabha too passes Bill on paper leaks, Opposition walks out of voting
The Rajya Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, amid a walkout by the INDIA opposition bloc. The government defended the bill as a necessary measure to ensure transparency and meritocracy in public exams.
Why it matters
The legislation represents a major policy shift in how India handles examination security, though it remains a point of contention between the ruling coalition and the opposition.
Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026 , after the Rajya Sabha too cleared it on Thursday. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on Wednesday. Opposition members belonging to the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) walked out of the House before the reply by Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh to the seven-hour debate. The Upper House considered the Bill after the government listed it as supplementary agenda.
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